B727 finds hold short markings missing at mdw runway.

Attributes
ACN	427860
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	427860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Active runway at time was runway 4R. We requested runway 13C for takeoff as winds were 160 degrees at 9 KTS. Ground cleared us via taxiway Y onto runway 31R to hold short of runway 4R. As we were stopping short of runway 4R, ground asked us to confirm we were holding short of runway 4R. We replied, 'affirmative.' when ground cleared us across runway 4R, they told us that since we did not stop at the hold short line, tower had to send an approach around. We replied that we did not see a hold short line. After a min, ground came back to say they were wrong, there was no hold short line painted on runway 31R. Research shows in summer 1998 mdw replaced a part of runway 31R, and a new hold short line was not painted on after construction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FINDS HOLD SHORT MARKINGS MISSING AT MDW RWY.

Narrative: ACTIVE RWY AT TIME WAS RWY 4R. WE REQUESTED RWY 13C FOR TKOF AS WINDS WERE 160 DEGS AT 9 KTS. GND CLRED US VIA TXWY Y ONTO RWY 31R TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4R. AS WE WERE STOPPING SHORT OF RWY 4R, GND ASKED US TO CONFIRM WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 4R. WE REPLIED, 'AFFIRMATIVE.' WHEN GND CLRED US ACROSS RWY 4R, THEY TOLD US THAT SINCE WE DID NOT STOP AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE, TWR HAD TO SEND AN APCH AROUND. WE REPLIED THAT WE DID NOT SEE A HOLD SHORT LINE. AFTER A MIN, GND CAME BACK TO SAY THEY WERE WRONG, THERE WAS NO HOLD SHORT LINE PAINTED ON RWY 31R. RESEARCH SHOWS IN SUMMER 1998 MDW REPLACED A PART OF RWY 31R, AND A NEW HOLD SHORT LINE WAS NOT PAINTED ON AFTER CONSTRUCTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.